Dog able to stand again thanks to cannabis plant, animal rescue president says

Dog able to stand again thanks to cannabis plant, animal rescue president says

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Updated: 10:44 AM EDT Oct 13, 2017

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WEBVTT THIS LITTLE GUY.IT'S DERIVED FROM THE CANNABISPLANT.KOCO'S MECCA RAYNE WITH HOW THEDOG WAS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE ATLIFE.REPORTER: THIS IS LITTLE OSCAR.HE DRAGS HIS BACK LEGS FOR THEMOST PART, BUT WHEN HE WANTS TOCAN STAND ON THEM FROM TIME TOTIME.THIS IS A FAR CRY FROM THIS TIMELAST YEAR.AN ANIMAL RESCUE GROUP SAYS THISIS WHY.>> HE WAS IN A PUPPY MILL AND SOHE WAS BASICALLY BEING USED FORBREEDING EVEN THOUGH HE COULDN'TUSE HIS BACK LEGS.AT ALL.REPORTER SAFE HAVEN ANIMAL: RESCUE SAVES HIM AND BROUGHTHIM BACK TO A HEALTHY STATE.SAYING SURGERY HELPED HIS SPINE,CBD HIS OVERALL STATE ANDSTRENGTH.>> I START USING CBD.AND I THOUGHT IT CAN'T HURT.>> LISA JENSEN SAYS THE RESULTSARE SHOCKING.GOING FROM NO USE OF HIS LEGS TOSOME.OSCAR CAN NOW STAND FOR SECONDSAT A TIME.ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY I TURNED>> AROUND AND LOOKED AND I SAWHIM BALANCING ON ONE OF HIS BACKLEGS.AND I ABOUT FELL OVER.[LAUGHTER]>> JIMMY SHANNON WITH AMBARYHEALTH SAYS HE ISN'T SURPRISEDONE BIT.SAYING CBD OILS HAS MANY HEALTHBENEFITS FOR PETS AND HUMANS.THE REASON WHY CBD WORKS SO VERY>> WELL IS BECAUSE WE HAVE ANINDOCANIBINOID SYSTEM THAT RUNSTHROUGH OUR BODY PARALLEL WITHTHE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.EXPLAINING IT HELPS A VARIATIONOF AILMENTS.>> SEIZURE, ARTHRITIS, CANCER

Dog able to stand again thanks to cannabis plant, animal rescue president says

Oscar drags his back legs for the most part, but can stand from time to time when he wants to.

It’s a far cry from where he was this time last year, and Safe Haven Animal Rescue in Oklahoma City said CBD oil is the reason why.

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Oscar was in a puppy mill and was being used for breeding even though he couldn’t use his back legs. Safe Haven Animal Rescue saved him and brought him back to a healthy state. Lisa Jensen, president of Safe Haven Animal Rescue, said surgery helped Oscar’s spine and CBD oil helped with his overall state and strength.

“I started using CBD,” Jensen said. “And I thought, ‘It can’t hurt. Let’s just see what it does.’”

Jensen said the results were shocking, going from no use of his legs to some. Oscar can now stand for seconds at a time.

“I thought, ‘Oh my gosh.’ And he was just progressively getting better,” Jensen said. “All of a sudden one day, I turned around and looked and I saw him balancing on one of his back legs. And I about fell over.”

Jimmy Shannon with Ambary Health said he isn’t surprised. The oil, which is made from cannabis plants, has many health benefits for pets and humans.

“The reason why CBD works so very well is because we have an endocannibinoid system that runs through our body parallel with the central nervous system,” Shannon said.

He explained it helps animals and people with a variation of ailments.

“Same effects that CBD have for humans they also have on our pets. Seizure, arthritis, cancer, anxiety,” Shannon said.